Countries with the highest
Rural population

In 2023, India leads Rural population with 933.77M. China follows at 486.27M, and the gap between the top two positions is 447.50M. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.0233 M467 M700 M934 MIndiaIndia: 933.77M934 MChinaChina: 486.27M486 MPakistanPakistan: 151.43M151 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 117.77M118 MBangladeshBangladesh: 116.33M116 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 99.02M99 MNigeriaNigeria: 86.20M86 MUnited StatesUnited States: 67.11M67 MEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 65.62M66 MViet NamViet Nam: 62.09M62 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 58.85M59 MPhilippinesPhilippines: 51.56M52 M

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Cambodia 10.34M
52 Nepal 9.93M
53 Rwanda 9.93M
54 Zimbabwe 9.92M
55 Japan 9.86M
56 Korea, Rep. 9.74M
57 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 9.63M
58 Spain 9.61M
59 Turkiye 9.37M
60 Romania 9.12M
61 South Sudan 9.06M
62 Guinea 8.98M
63 Papua New Guinea 8.83M
64 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 8.43M
65 Malaysia 8.27M
66 Senegal 8.19M
67 Guatemala 8.05M
68 Kazakhstan 7.78M
69 Tajikistan 7.67M
70 Canada 7.00M
71 Benin 6.81M
72 Ecuador 6.63M
73 Syrian Arab Republic 6.57M
74 Haiti 5.30M
75 Saudi Arabia 5.29M
76 Peru 5.15M
77 Lao PDR 4.69M
78 Sierra Leone 4.67M
79 Togo 4.67M
80 Kyrgyz Republic 4.64M
81 Honduras 4.44M
82 Azerbaijan 4.21M
83 Portugal 4.10M
84 Turkmenistan 3.90M
85 Tunisia 3.66M
86 Bolivia 3.56M
87 Argentina 3.55M
88 Australia 3.34M
89 Dominican Republic 3.13M
90 Venezuela, RB 3.04M
91 Czechia 2.96M
92 Central African Republic 2.90M
93 Hungary 2.85M
94 Austria 2.81M
95 Nicaragua 2.79M
96 Slovak Republic 2.54M
97 Cuba 2.52M
98 Serbia 2.51M
99 Liberia 2.47M
100 Eritrea 2.27M

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Rural population in 2023, with a lead of 447.50M over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Philippines at 51.56M.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.